SUMMARY

The woman in the wilderness and the remnant of her seed (xii. 6,14,17) as the nave of the Deity, the altar, and the worshippers therein, measured by John. These (as the Holy City, and posterior to their measurement), are trodden under foot forty and two months by the Lion-Mouth Gentiles of the unmeasured outer court; that is, until the Ancient of days come (Dan. vii. 21,22).

But, "the Earth helps the Woman" from the time of her flight into the wilderness of the Two Wings of the Great Eagle, where she is protected for a time, times, and a half a time. To "the Earth," as the two witnesses against the woman’s persecutors, power is given to maintain their testimony in sackcloth 1260 days. In the exercise of their mission, they smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will. At length the Lion-Mouthed Beast of the sea (xiii. 7) effects their subjugation and political extinction. But after three days and a half they stand upon their feet again, and ascend to the heaven in sight of their enemies. At this crisis, an earthquake overthrows a tenth of the city Babylon the Great: titular distinctions within the sphere of the convulsion are abolished, and many of those who rejoice in them slain: the rest are terror-stricken; and give glory to the Deity of the heaven (Apoc. xi. 1-14).

During the testifying, or prophesying of the witnesses the Ten Horns, the Two-horned Beast of the earth and the Image of the wounded sixth head of the best, appear upon the arena.
 
 

TIME OF EVENTS

From A.D. 312 to A.D. 1794, a period of 1482 years.
 

THIRD SECTION OF THE SEVENTH SEAL

ACT III -- THE SEVENTH TRUMPET

or

THIRD WOE:

JUDICIALLY AFFECTING BOTH EAST AND WEST

Apoc. xi. 15-19

SUMMARY

The events aforesaid being accomplished, the Seventh Trumpet begins to sound; and ends in the casting down by the angel of the Bow of the thrones, and the setting up of the kingdom of the Deity; who, as the measured nave, altar, and worshippers therein, commences His reign. The casting down is preceded by the revelation of divine wrath in a time of international belligerency; and by the resurrection of the saints; who, as the nave and containing Ark of the Covenant, are manifested in the heaven; and with lightnings, voices, thunderings, earthquake, and hail, destroy the corrupters of the nations (verses 15-19).

TIME OF EVENTS

From A.D. 1794 to A.D. 1905, a period of 111 years.

See "Tabular Analysis," vol. II, chap. v.
 
 

TRANSLATION

Apoc. xi.

1. And there was given to me a reed like a rod: and the angel stood saying, Rise up, and measure the nave of the Deity, and the altar, and those worshipping in it. 2. And the court which is outside of the nave cast away out, and measure it not, for it has been given to the nations; and the Holy City they shall trample forty two months.

3. And I will give to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, having been clothed with sackcloths.

4. These are the two olive trees, and two lightstands, which have stood before the god of the earth. 5. And if any will to injure them, fire bursts forth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any will to injure them, in this way must he be put to death.

6. These have power to shut the heaven, that rain may not fall in their days of the prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they may have willed.

7. And when they may have finished their testimony, the beast ascending out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and put them to death.

8. And their corpses shall lie upon the breadth of the Great City styled spiritually Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9. And they shall see their corpses among the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations three days and a half, and they shall not suffer their corpses to be put into tombs.

10. And they who dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and be exultant: and they shall send gifts to one another; because these two prophets tormented them who dwell upon the earth.

11. And after the three days and a half, spirit of life from the Deity broke in upon them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those who beheld them.

12. And they heard a great voice from the heaven, saying to them, "Ascend hither!" And they ascended into the heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them.

13. And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city fell, and there were destroyed in the earthquake seven thousand names of men: and the rest were terrified, and gave glory to the Deity of the heaven.

14. The second woe has passed; behold the third woe comes immediately.
 
 

THE THIRD WOE

15. And the seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, the kingdoms of the world have become our Lord’s and his Christ’s, and he shall reign for the aions of the aions.

16. And the twenty and four elders sitting upon their thrones in the presence of the Deity, fell upon their faces, and did homage to the Deity, saying, We give thanks to thee, O Lord, the almighty Deity, who is and who was and who art THE COMING ONE, because thou hast assumed thy great power, and reignest.

18. And the nations were made angry, and thy wrath came; and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, even to those who fear thy name, to the small and to the great; and to destroy those who corrupt the earth.

19. And the nave of the Deity was opened in the heaven, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his nave: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and earthquake, and great hail.